The boy was impressed by some of the history of Berkeley. When you walk down a hallway and there’s a plaque that says ‘J. Robert Oppenheimer’s office was here’ it’s pretty cool. That same building had multiple reserved parking spots that said ‘NL Reserved’ - just for Nobel laureates (sorry Donny!)
UCLA seems to be his top choice. He loved the campus and the setting and really likes Los Angeles for some reason (my fault probably for always staying in Santa Monica instead of Compton). It’s the only university hoodie he bought.
USC is probably his second. Another lovely place, and the film school (which is not his thing) is pretty damn impressive. You walk out of the George Lucas building, pass the Stephen Spielberg building , and enter the John Williams Scoring center. Of course they get celebrities there a lot and get to screen most new films before they hit theatres.
Finally UCSD. Neither he nor I liked it. The vibe was just different. Of course I knew going into it that it’s not on the same level as the other three CA schools we visited. Still glad we went. I was starting to suspect he liked anything he saw, so it was good to see he is more particular than that.
